By the end of year 7, students will read, respond to, and think critically about texts in order to meet the reading demands of the New Zealand Curriculum as they work towards level 4. Students will locate, evaluate, and synthesise information and ideas within and across a range of texts appropriate to this level as they generate and answer questions to meet specific learning purposes across the curriculum. The text and task demands of the curriculum are similar for students in year 7 and year 8. The difference in the standard for year 8 is the students’ increased accuracy and speed in reading a variety of texts from across the curriculum, their level of control and independence in selecting strategies for using texts to support their learning, and the range of texts they engage with. In particular, by the end of year 8, students need to be confidently and deliberately choosing the most appropriate strategies for reading in different learning areas.
The reading standard Year 8
By the end of year 8, students will read, respond to, and think critically about texts in order to meet the reading demands of the New Zealand Curriculum at level 4. Students will locate, evaluate, and synthesise information and ideas within and across a range of texts appropriate to this level as they generate and answer questions to meet specific learning purposes across the curriculum. The text and task demands of the curriculum are similar for students in year 7 and year 8. The difference in the standard for year 8 is the students’ increased accuracy and speed in reading a variety of texts from across the curriculum, their level of control and independence in selecting strategies for using texts to support their learning, and the range of texts they engage with. In particular, by the end of year 8, students need to be confidently and deliberately choosing the most appropriate strategies for reading in different learning areas.
Fumio Sasaki's one-room Tokyo apartment is so stark friends liken it to an interrogation room. He owns three shirts, four pairs of trousers, four pairs of socks and a meager scattering of various other items.
Money isn't the issue. The 36-year-old editor has made a conscious lifestyle choice, joining a growing number of Japanese deciding that less is more.
Influenced by the spare aesthetic of Japan's traditional Zen Buddhism, these minimalists buck the norm in a fervently consumerist society by dramatically paring back their possessions.
Sasaki, once a passionate collector of books, CDs and DVDs, became tired of keeping up with trends two years ago.
"I kept thinking about what I did not own, what was missing," he said.
He spent the next year selling possessions or giving them to friends.
"Spending less time on cleaning or shopping means I have more time to spend with friends, go out, or travel on my days off. I have become a lot more active," he said.
Others welcome the chance to own only things they truly like - a philosophy also applied by Mari Kondo, a consultant whose "KonMari" organizational methods have swept the United States.
"It's not that I had more things than the average person, but that didn't mean that I valued or liked everything I owned," said Katsuya Toyoda, an online publication editor who has only one table and one futon in his 22-square-metre apartment.
"I became a minimalist so I could let things I truly liked surface in my life."
Inspiration for Japan's minimalists came from the United States, where early adherents included Steve Jobs.
Definitions vary, because the goal is not just decluttering but re-evaluating what possession mean, to gain something else - in Sasaki's case, time to travel.
Just how many there are is unclear, but Sasaki and others believe there are thousands of hard-core minimalists, with possibly thousands more interested.
Some say minimalism is actually not foreign but a natural outgrowth of Zen Buddhism and its stripped-down world view.
"In the west, making a space complete means placing something there," said Naoki Numahata, 41, a freelance writer.
"But with tea ceremonies, or Zen, things are left incomplete on purpose to let the person's imagination make that space complete."
Minimalists also argue that having fewer possessions is eminently practical in Japan, which is regularly shaken by earthquakes.
In 2011, a 9.0 magnitude quake and tsunami killed nearly 20,000 people and led to many re-evaluating possessions, Sasaki said.
"Thirty to 50 percent of earthquake injuries occur through falling objects," he said, gesturing around his apartment.
"But in this room, you don't have that concern."
Ancient Maori artefact discovered on beach
4:05 PM Thursday Jan 12, 2006
Three Danish tourists wandering along a deserted beach on their third day in New Zealand, spotted a piece of history lying on the shoreline.
They immediately recognised that the smooth stone lying in the sand was like ancient battleaxe heads they have seen at home.
Yesterday, the three men - Martin Jacobse, 19, Kristian Kappel, 19, and Kenneth Jespersen, 21 - handed their discovery, a Maori toki (adze) to the Hawke's Bay Museum.
Their finding came last month after the trio, on their first day out of Auckland, drove 120km north to the remote Puketotara Peninsula on the west coast. When the road ended they then tramped through dense bush to scale a peak "that we could see that we would like to have dinner at".
"The bush was taller than us," Mr Jacobse said. "On the way back we found a bay and we found it lying on the sand where the water comes up to. At first we thought it was just a nice stone."
Because of their tiredness, they considered leaving the adze where it was.
"We were quite exhausted after walking and we wondered if we could carry it all the way back," he said.
"In Denmark they have them in museums and from time to time you see them on the west coast, but they're for killing people and are quite different.
"We showed it to people in garages when our car was broken down and they were very impressed and said be careful because of the spirits involved."
Yesterday the trio handed the toki to a clearly impressed Don Miller, honorary curator of archaeology at the Hawke's Bay Museum.
"I would say it would be between 500 and 600 years old. It's in very good condition and is very well made," Mr Miller said.
"It's actually used for the felling of trees and working with wood basically. It's a very good example of its kind and is made of basalt, a volcanic rock which is common in the area in which it was found."
Mr Miller said the details of the Danes' holiday discovery would be sent to Te Papa Museum and after a blessing was performed on the toki, it would most likely be given to a museum closer to where it was found in Northland.
- HAWKE'S BAY TODAY
Class discussion questions
Have you ever experienced muscle fatigue?
What words would you use to describe how your legs or arms felt?
Can you use a simile? (i.e. “like a lead weight.”)
What can we do to increase the fitness of our muscles?
Who has the ‘fittest fingers’ in your class?
What about if you extend the experiment to 3 minutes?
Play the animation (videos on slides 12 16).
How is oxygen used by our bodies?
How could we get more oxygen to our muscles and use it more efficiently?
Extra for experts:
Read through "Your Muscles"
What did you learn that you didn’t know?
Were there any surprises for you?
How do chemicals affect our muscles?
Why Do Our Muscles Get Tired? Operation Duck Pond Learning from the Tangata Whenua Heat It Up
For fans of Victorian-era science-fiction reimagined there is no place to be but New Zealand's Steampunk heartland this weekend. Oamaru's Steampunk NZ Festival Weekend, which begins tonight, had become "a place of pilgrimage'' for Steampunks as it continued to develop, festival co-organiser Helen Jansen said. "Oamaru is the original Steampunk community ... the centre of Steampunk in this country,'' Ms Jansen said. The festival began as a fashion show and gala ball and transformed into a four-day event. French, American and Australian Steampunks would join Steampunks from across New Zealand for the June 2-6 celebration. Tonight's parlour night starts the weekend of burlesque, cabaret, music and dancing, teapot and airship racing, fashion, food, markets and "fantastical'' storytelling. Sunday night's Steampunk NZ Gala Ball had already sold out, Ms Jansen said. A Guinness World Records attempt would be held at the Oamaru Club after the Inaugural Splendid Teapot Racing World Champs. To break the record for the most people dressed in Steampunk outfits in one place, the Oamaru attempt needed to gather more than 184 people in costume. A world record would be another feather in Oamaru's Steampunk cap, she said. The founding event, the Public Fashion Show, had more than 25 entries in four categories this year - newcomers, veterans of the show, hats, and prosthetics - the latter category inspired by a breast cancer survivor with her own "very obvious'', but "very tasteful'' Steampunk prosthetic breast.
50 New Zealand books every kid should read by age 12
Last week when Stuff published 50 books every kid should read by age 12, we started talking about NZ books we loved as kids, and NZ books that the kids in our lives love.
We’ve compiled a (very subjective) list of 50 NZ books we think every kiwi kid should read before they’re 12. We’re not making any high claims of this being THE list. (What even is THE list?) This is just a selection of books we’ve been talking about in the office lately – more of a jumping off point to start a conversation about what NZ books us kiwis think are important for our kids. We’d really love to hear your thoughts! Tell us in the comments below what NZ books you think every kiwi kid should read before they are 12.
Top three – Mahy, Cowley and Gee
Margaret Mahy, Joy Cowley and Maurice Gee are the holy trinity when it comes to NZ children’s authors. There was much bickering in the office trying to agree the best book by each author. In the end, we gave up. Our recommendation is for everyone to read ALL of their books – they’re the holy trinity for a reason!
Miss McLennan I saw on the news a segment about this author ... he is a bit risque ... but I think my year 7 & 8 students might like his stories!!!!!!!!!!
Reading comprehension refers to whether or not a student understands a text that they have read. At higher levels, comprehending a text involves making inferences and understanding implicit ideas.
Beetle
by WERRY, Philippa
Tramping is fast losing its appeal for Sam, Matt, and Phoebe. One day they're struggling along tracks, carrying heavy packs. The next they're stuck in a hut with the rain pouring down outside. It promises to be a boring day until Sam's discovery of a huhu beetle gives Dad the idea for a game. Soon tramping seems a lot more fun! Connected No. 3 : 2002 : Pgs 28-32
Te taonga nui a Tane
by MORE, Mihipo and FITZGIBBON, Terry
The recount describes a journey to collect an ancient kauri that has fallen in Puketi Forest: a taonga given by Tane Mahuta. It will be used to rebuild a marae.
: Part 01 No. 01 : 2011 : 18-25
EOTC L3 Safety in the bush
Task Purpose: To identify some safe practices needed when walking in the NZ bush.
Curriculum Learning Goal: Health and key competency goals. Identify risks and their causes and describe safe practices to manage these. Apply this knowledge when faced with a challenging situation.
Literacy Learning Goal: Draw on several related items of information to infer ideas and information that is not directly stated in the texts. To identify the writer’s purpose and point of view.
Nonfiction Reading Test Chess Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Refer to the text to check your answers when appropriate.
Chess is called the game of kings. It has been around for a long time. People have been playing it for over 500 years. Chess is based on an even older game from India. The chess we play today is from Europe. Chess is a two-player game. One player uses the white pieces. The other uses the
black pieces. Each piece moves in a special way. One piece is called the king. Each player has one. The players take turns moving their pieces. If a player lands on a piece, he or she takes it. The game ends when a player loses his or her king. There are a few more rules, but those are the basics. Some people think that chess is more than a game. They think that it makes the mind stronger. Good chess players use their brains. They take their time. They think about what will happen next. These skills are useful in life and in chess. Chess is kind of like a work out for the mind. You don't always have lots of time to think when playing chess. There is a type of chess with short time limits. It's called blitz chess. In blitz chess, each player gets ten minutes to use for the whole game. Your clock runs during your turn. You hit the time clock after your move. This stops your clock. It also starts the other player's clock. If you run out of time, you lose. Games of blitz chess are fast-paced. Chess is not just for people. Computers have been playing chess since the 1970s. At first they did not play well. They made mistakes. As time went on they grew stronger. In 1997, a computer beat the best player in the world for the first time. It was a computer called Deep Blue. Deep Blue was big. It took up a whole room. By 2006 a cell phone could beat the best players in the world. Chess sure has come a long way. Don't you think so?
1. What is the author's purpose in writing the second paragraph? a. To explain the rules of chess b. To compare different types of games c. To talk about game pieces d. To persuade people to play chess A 2. Which is not a reason that chess is a good workout for the mind according to the text? a. Good chess players think about what will happen next. b. Good chess players take a lot of risks. c. Good chess players take their time. d. Good chess players use their brains. B 3. How long have people been playing chess? a. Over 100 years b. Over 500 years c. Over 1000 years d. Over 5000 years B 4. Where did the game that chess is based on come from? a. Europe b. America c. India d. All of these C 5. Which best describes the main idea in the fourth paragraph? a. This paragraph argues that players should think less. b. This paragraph explains how blitz chess is played. c. This paragraph explains time clocks work. d. This paragraph describes many different ways to play chess. B 6. How does a game of chess end according to the text? a. One player takes all of the other player's pieces. b. One player makes it to the end of the board. c. One player becomes king. d. One player loses his or her king. D 7. Which happened first? a. Computers did not play chess well. b. Deep Blue won an important game. c. Cell phones got good at playing chess. d. Deep Blue took up a whole room. A 8. How is blitz chess different from regular chess? a. Each player has two kings. b. Players are blindfolded. c. Players only have ten minutes to play. d. Players start from a random position. C 9. If it's your turn in blitz chess, what happens when you hit the clock? a. Both your clock and the other person's clock keep running. b. The other person's clock stops running and yours starts. c. Both clocks stop running. d. Your clock stops running and the other person's clock begins. D 10. When did a computer first beat a strong human player in chess? a. 2006 b. 1997 c. 1970 d. 1976 B Extended Response - answers will vary.
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Maadi Cup Week Reading ....
Olympian’s greatest glory – A forever Bond
April 30, 2015, 2:25 pmMarilynn McLachlanNew Idea NZ
Rain couldn’t dampen rower Hamish and bride Lizzie’s big day
Deep in the Waikato, thick clouds fill the afternoon sky and the rain pours over the green pastures.
But, if the adage is true that it’s good luck to have rain on your wedding day, then seven-time world champ rower Hamish Bond and Lizzie Travis have many happy years ahead.
Down a long driveway, and inside a brand new, barn-style building described affectionately by locals as The Boatshed, the scene is set. Small fragrant bouquets of white flowers stand on wine barrels as the 115 guests gather.
At the end is a wooden arch where Hamish, looking handsome in his morning suit, is flanked by his best man and brother Alistair, clubmate Sam Morrison and Olympic champion Nathan Cohen, as he waits anxiously for his bride. The couple became engaged last May after six years together.
It’s been a stressful few hours for the rowing champ as the couple, who became engaged last May after six years together, had planned an outdoor ceremony on the shores of Lake Karapiro.
And while there were bad weather reports the night before, they had hoped for a last-minute change.
But with just an hour to go before the ceremony, the wedding was moved indoors, which meant a last-minute dash by Hamish, 29, to arrange seating, decorations and the arch he had lovingly built for his fiancée. But with just an hour to go before the ceremony, the wedding was moved indoors.
Standing back to assess his work, and with 30 minutes to go, he declared, 'I suppose I should go and get dressed now'.
Family friend Charlotte Christmas’ clear voice begins singing A Thousand Years by Christina Perry as the large door opens and the guests rise to their feet.
Three bridesmaids, including Lizzie’s two sisters Kathryn and Lucy, and a friend from medical school, Kirsten Gray, cross the barn and walk down the aisle.
They are wearing striking sapphire blue dresses and take their places on the opposite side of the arch, mirroring the groomsmen.
A sleek black Rolls Royce pulls up and Lizzie, 27, steps out. As Hamish catches a first glimpse of his bride, his hands fly to his face and he is momentarily overawed. As Hamish catches a first glimpse of his bride, his hands fly to his face and he is momentarily overawed.
Former rower and celebrant of the day, Nathan Twaddle, pats the groom on the back. ‘It’s OK, mate,’ he says reassuringly. ‘Hold it together.’
Lizzie looks like a princess in her John Zimmerman Couture dress. Its lace bodice hugs her curves before falling softly in a full skirt to the floor.
'It kind of evolved from one of the dresses he had on his rack to something I dreamed of,' she says.
A small train skims the ground as, with her arm linked with her father, Bob, she walks slowly, gracefully, towards the man of her dreams.
It’s too much for Hamish, who is overcome with emotion. Tears fill his eyes as Lizzie joins him under the arch, and they clasp hands, whispering reassuringly to each other.
'I had been really busy in the lead up to the wedding, so I didn’t really have time to think about it,' Hamish says.
'By and large, I’m not a super emotional guy, but when something tugs at me, I can’t really control myself.
'I wasn’t quite sure what the dress was supposed to look like, and I was just blown away. She looked amazing. That sort of caught me off guard a little bit.'
Taking a deep breath, Hamish wipes his eyes – the ceremony can begin. Nathan acknowledges those who could not attend and those who have gone before.
Amy Williamson, a friend of Lizzie’s from university, delivers a reading about the importance of timelessness. ‘Live only in the moment,’ she says. ‘Love pays no heed to timing.’
Nathan shares words that perfectly reflect the couple – from their first glance and becoming acquainted, to how the relationship has been tested. And of how – while Hamish was busy training and Lizzie working long shifts as a doctor – they shared late night conversations and discussed 'the future'.
Their mutual friend Genevieve Armstrong steps forward to read What Is Love?, a poem she wrote for the couple.
At the guidance of Nathan, Lizzie begins her vows to her 'best friend and my favourite person in the whole world', and her voice catches in her throat as she fights back the tears to finish. 'I promise to love you unconditionally,' she says.
And then it is Hamish’s turn.
'Why did I have to go second?' he jokes about the intensity of emotion. 'I look forward to the future, whatever it may hold,' he says, 'knowing we are stronger together than apart.' Lizzie begins her vows to her 'best friend and my favourite person in the whole world'.
His nephews, Harry, six, and Mason, three, step forward with the platinum rings – Lizzie’s with claw-set diamonds to match her engagement ring – made by bespoke Auckland designer Naveya & Sloane.
The pair exchanges bands, eyes only for each other – although there’s a slight mix up as Hamish promises to wear his ring when putting it on Lizzie’s finger. With good-natured laughter, the bride does the same.
'As long as at the end of the day they’re legally married, I did my job,' Nathan later jokes.
They sign the registry, which in keeping with the decor, is on top of a wine barrel, as Charlotte sings Ellie Goulding’s How Long Will I Love You.
Then as guests stand, Hamish and Lizzie share their first kiss as husband and wife.
Pink and white rose petals are scattered as the newlyweds make their way back down the aisle, their eyes alight, their smiles wide.
The room moves to a lighter, more relaxed tone as the bride and groom chat with friends and family as pizza and bubbles are passed around. Although there’s a slight mix up as Hamish promises to wear his ring when putting it on Lizzie’s finger.
Despite the unrelenting rain, they head out into the mud and soggy grass for photos.
Later, back at the venue, guests sit on rustic seats at tastefully decorated tables featuring gold cutlery and a single white balloon, for a three-course meal.
The main, including pulled pork, slow roasted lamb and vegetables is delivered on sharing plates – something Lizzie wanted because it is more social.
After the speeches, the couple join hands to slice through the delicious banana and salted caramel cake with cream cheese icing, and then Hamish leads his wife to the dance floor.
For the last three months they had been taking lessons in Viennese waltzing, and as they show off their new talent to Nights in White Satin by The Moody Blues, guests clap their approval. The couple is looking forward to a honeymoon in France in September.
'We didn’t nail all the moves, but that was all right,’ Lizzie laughs. ‘We did a lift at the end and that was really cool!'
'I don’t think our dance instructor would have been very impressed, but everyone else was,' Hamish agrees.
It was then into full party mode as the DJ took over the music and they partied until midnight when guests lit up the night sky with sparklers, sending the loved-up pair on their way to a night in a lodge before going on a South Island mini-honeymoon.
It was the perfect ending to the day they had spent months planning.
'It would have been special outside, but it was equally special inside,' Hamish says. 'It was beautiful actually,' Lizzie agrees. 'In some ways, the surprise was quite nice.'
While they could only have a few days away because of Hamish’s schedule, the couple is looking forward to a honeymoon in France in September after the World Rowing Champs and before Hamish starts preparing for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
It’s a gruelling schedule that puts any thought of babies on the backburner.
'We have different priorities at this time,' Lizzie says. 'Obviously we want children, but it won’t be in the near future!'
This eBook introduces you to being responsible in the great outdoors. You can read this eBook on a computer, a SMARTboard or on a tablet. Click the picture to open the book, and use the arrows on the left and right to start turning the pages! http://bothsidesofthefence.org.nz/Read-the-eBook
Scenario cards
The stories featured in the scenarios provide students with opportunities to think critically about situations where two points of view may be valid. The first part of each scenario presents a situation where students could form a first impression about access rights. The second half of the scenario provides new information which may cause students to review and change their first thoughts.
Faith has a new set of friends, and they are not having a good influence on her. The group have organised to meet at the creek on a Saturday, but Faith knows her mother will never let her go. What will she do?
In what ways could this story perhaps be a story about Twizel and the students in Room 15?
What is your opinion about what Faith chose to do?
By the end of this year both Year 7 and Year 8 students will have read a wide variety of texts.
Key characteristics of texts that students read at level 4
The texts that students use to meet the reading demands of the curriculum at this level will often include:
elements that require interpretation, such as complex plots, sophisticated themes,and abstract ideas
complex layers of meaning, and/or information that is irrelevant to the identified purpose for reading (that is, competing information), requiring students to infer meanings or make judgments
non-continuous text structures and mixed text types
sentences that vary in length, including long, complex sentences that contain a lot of information
adverbial clauses or connectives that require students to make links across the whole text
academic and content-specific vocabulary
words and phrases with multiple meanings that require students to know and use effective word-solving strategies to retain their focus on meaning
metaphor, analogy, and connotative language that is open to interpretation
illustrations, photographs, text boxes, diagrams, maps, charts, and graphs, containing main ideas that relate to the text’s content.
Such texts will include both fiction and non-fiction in electronic and print media. They may be published individually (for example, as novels, reference materials, textbooks, or modified scientific and historical texts) or in collections (for example, age-appropriate newspapers, magazines, and journals, including the School Journal). Poetry, plays, procedural texts, and extended instructions (for example, in science and mathematics) often appear in collections or textbooks.
Term One
A focus on COMPREHENSION ... reading for meaning.The reading standard Year 7
By the end of year 7, students will read, respond to, and think critically about texts in order to meet the reading demands of the New Zealand Curriculum as they work towards level 4. Students will locate, evaluate, and synthesise information and ideas within and across a range of texts appropriate to this level as they generate and answer questions to meet specific learning purposes across the curriculum. The text and task demands of the curriculum are similar for students in year 7 and year 8. The difference in the standard for year 8 is the students’ increased accuracy and speed in reading a variety of texts from across the curriculum, their level of control and independence in selecting strategies for using texts to support their learning, and the range of texts they engage with. In particular, by the end of year 8, students need to be confidently and deliberately choosing the most appropriate strategies for reading in different learning areas.The reading standard Year 8
By the end of year 8, students will read, respond to, and think critically about texts in order to meet the reading demands of the New Zealand Curriculum at level 4. Students will locate, evaluate, and synthesise information and ideas within and across a range of texts appropriate to this level as they generate and answer questions to meet specific learning purposes across the curriculum. The text and task demands of the curriculum are similar for students in year 7 and year 8. The difference in the standard for year 8 is the students’ increased accuracy and speed in reading a variety of texts from across the curriculum, their level of control and independence in selecting strategies for using texts to support their learning, and the range of texts they engage with. In particular, by the end of year 8, students need to be confidently and deliberately choosing the most appropriate strategies for reading in different learning areas.http://www.literacyshed.com/rio-olympics.html
http://www.readworks.org/
Less is more!
Fumio Sasaki's one-room Tokyo apartment is so stark friends liken it to an interrogation room. He owns three shirts, four pairs of trousers, four pairs of socks and a meager scattering of various other items.
Money isn't the issue. The 36-year-old editor has made a conscious lifestyle choice, joining a growing number of Japanese deciding that less is more.
Influenced by the spare aesthetic of Japan's traditional Zen Buddhism, these minimalists buck the norm in a fervently consumerist society by dramatically paring back their possessions.
Sasaki, once a passionate collector of books, CDs and DVDs, became tired of keeping up with trends two years ago.
"I kept thinking about what I did not own, what was missing," he said.
He spent the next year selling possessions or giving them to friends.
"Spending less time on cleaning or shopping means I have more time to spend with friends, go out, or travel on my days off. I have become a lot more active," he said.
Others welcome the chance to own only things they truly like - a philosophy also applied by Mari Kondo, a consultant whose "KonMari" organizational methods have swept the United States.
"It's not that I had more things than the average person, but that didn't mean that I valued or liked everything I owned," said Katsuya Toyoda, an online publication editor who has only one table and one futon in his 22-square-metre apartment.
"I became a minimalist so I could let things I truly liked surface in my life."
Inspiration for Japan's minimalists came from the United States, where early adherents included Steve Jobs.
Definitions vary, because the goal is not just decluttering but re-evaluating what possession mean, to gain something else - in Sasaki's case, time to travel.
Just how many there are is unclear, but Sasaki and others believe there are thousands of hard-core minimalists, with possibly thousands more interested.
Some say minimalism is actually not foreign but a natural outgrowth of Zen Buddhism and its stripped-down world view.
"In the west, making a space complete means placing something there," said Naoki Numahata, 41, a freelance writer.
"But with tea ceremonies, or Zen, things are left incomplete on purpose to let the person's imagination make that space complete."
Minimalists also argue that having fewer possessions is eminently practical in Japan, which is regularly shaken by earthquakes.
In 2011, a 9.0 magnitude quake and tsunami killed nearly 20,000 people and led to many re-evaluating possessions, Sasaki said.
"Thirty to 50 percent of earthquake injuries occur through falling objects," he said, gesturing around his apartment.
"But in this room, you don't have that concern."
Ancient Maori artefact discovered on beach
4:05 PM Thursday Jan 12, 2006Three Danish tourists wandering along a deserted beach on their third day in New Zealand, spotted a piece of history lying on the shoreline.
They immediately recognised that the smooth stone lying in the sand was like ancient battleaxe heads they have seen at home.
Yesterday, the three men - Martin Jacobse, 19, Kristian Kappel, 19, and Kenneth Jespersen, 21 - handed their discovery, a Maori toki (adze) to the Hawke's Bay Museum.
Their finding came last month after the trio, on their first day out of Auckland, drove 120km north to the remote Puketotara Peninsula on the west coast. When the road ended they then tramped through dense bush to scale a peak "that we could see that we would like to have dinner at".
"The bush was taller than us," Mr Jacobse said. "On the way back we found a bay and we found it lying on the sand where the water comes up to. At first we thought it was just a nice stone."
Because of their tiredness, they considered leaving the adze where it was.
"We were quite exhausted after walking and we wondered if we could carry it all the way back," he said.
"In Denmark they have them in museums and from time to time you see them on the west coast, but they're for killing people and are quite different.
"We showed it to people in garages when our car was broken down and they were very impressed and said be careful because of the spirits involved."
Yesterday the trio handed the toki to a clearly impressed Don Miller, honorary curator of archaeology at the Hawke's Bay Museum.
"I would say it would be between 500 and 600 years old. It's in very good condition and is very well made," Mr Miller said.
"It's actually used for the felling of trees and working with wood basically. It's a very good example of its kind and is made of basalt, a volcanic rock which is common in the area in which it was found."
Mr Miller said the details of the Danes' holiday discovery would be sent to Te Papa Museum and after a blessing was performed on the toki, it would most likely be given to a museum closer to where it was found in Northland.
- HAWKE'S BAY TODAY
https://journalsurf.co.nz/enrichs/Whydoourmusclesgettired.pdf
Instructions
Download and read Why do our muscles get tired?
Class discussion questions
Have you ever experienced muscle fatigue?
What words would you use to describe how your legs or arms felt?
Can you use a simile? (i.e. “like a lead weight.”)
What can we do to increase the fitness of our muscles?
Who has the ‘fittest fingers’ in your class?
What about if you extend the experiment to 3 minutes?
Play the animation (videos on slides 12 16).
How is oxygen used by our bodies?
How could we get more oxygen to our muscles and use it more efficiently?
Extra for experts:
Read through "Your Muscles"
What did you learn that you didn’t know?
Were there any surprises for you?
How do chemicals affect our muscles?
//Connected// 2015 Level 2 – Have you checked?
Why Do Our Muscles Get Tired?
Operation Duck Pond
Learning from the Tangata Whenua
Heat It Up
For fans of Victorian-era science-fiction reimagined there is no place to be but New Zealand's Steampunk heartland this weekend.
Oamaru's Steampunk NZ Festival Weekend, which begins tonight, had become "a place of pilgrimage'' for Steampunks as it continued to develop, festival co-organiser Helen Jansen said.
"Oamaru is the original Steampunk community ... the centre of Steampunk in this country,'' Ms Jansen said.
The festival began as a fashion show and gala ball and transformed into a four-day event. French, American and Australian Steampunks would join Steampunks from across New Zealand for the June 2-6 celebration.
Tonight's parlour night starts the weekend of burlesque, cabaret, music and dancing, teapot and airship racing, fashion, food, markets and "fantastical'' storytelling. Sunday night's Steampunk NZ Gala Ball had already sold out, Ms Jansen said.
A Guinness World Records attempt would be held at the Oamaru Club after the Inaugural Splendid Teapot Racing World Champs.
To break the record for the most people dressed in Steampunk outfits in one place, the Oamaru attempt needed to gather more than 184 people in costume.
A world record would be another feather in Oamaru's Steampunk cap, she said.
The founding event, the Public Fashion Show, had more than 25 entries in four categories this year - newcomers, veterans of the show, hats, and prosthetics - the latter category inspired by a breast cancer survivor with her own "very obvious'', but "very tasteful'' Steampunk prosthetic breast.
50 New Zealand books every kid should read by age 12
Last week when Stuff published 50 books every kid should read by age 12, we started talking about NZ books we loved as kids, and NZ books that the kids in our lives love.
We’ve compiled a (very subjective) list of 50 NZ books we think every kiwi kid should read before they’re 12. We’re not making any high claims of this being THE list. (What even is THE list?) This is just a selection of books we’ve been talking about in the office lately – more of a jumping off point to start a conversation about what NZ books us kiwis think are important for our kids. We’d really love to hear your thoughts! Tell us in the comments below what NZ books you think every kiwi kid should read before they are 12.Top three – Mahy, Cowley and Gee
Margaret Mahy, Joy Cowley and Maurice Gee are the holy trinity when it comes to NZ children’s authors. There was much bickering in the office trying to agree the best book by each author. In the end, we gave up. Our recommendation is for everyone to read ALL of their books – they’re the holy trinity for a reason!
http://booknotes-unbound.org.nz/50-new-zealand-books-every-kid-should-read-by-age-12/
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Authors we read
Miss McLennanI saw on the news a segment about this author ... he is a bit risque ... but I think my year 7 & 8 students might like his stories!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.andygriffiths.com.au/
Illustrator ...
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Reading for Meaning (Comprehension)
Reading comprehension refers to whether or not a student understands a text that they have read. At higher levels, comprehending a text involves making inferences and understanding implicit ideas.Beetle
by WERRY, Philippa
Tramping is fast losing its appeal for Sam, Matt, and Phoebe. One day they're struggling along tracks, carrying heavy packs. The next they're stuck in a hut with the rain pouring down outside. It promises to be a boring day until Sam's discovery of a huhu beetle gives Dad the idea for a game. Soon tramping seems a lot more fun!
Connected No. 3 : 2002 : Pgs 28-32
Te taonga nui a Tane
by MORE, Mihipo and FITZGIBBON, Terry
The recount describes a journey to collect an ancient kauri that has fallen in Puketi Forest: a taonga given by Tane Mahuta. It will be used to rebuild a marae.
: Part 01 No. 01 : 2011 : 18-25
EOTC L3 Safety in the bush
Task Purpose: To identify some safe practices needed when walking in the NZ bush.
Curriculum Learning Goal: Health and key competency goals. Identify risks and their causes and describe safe practices to manage these. Apply this knowledge when faced with a challenging situation.
Literacy Learning Goal: Draw on several related items of information to infer ideas and information that is not directly stated in the texts. To identify the writer’s purpose and point of view.
Swing bridge
by NAGELKERKE, Bill
Reading : Poem
Edition: Part 04 No. 3
Year: 2001
Pages: Pg 32
Keywords: Outdoor Pursuits, Tramping,
Nonfiction Reading TestChess
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Refer to the text to check your answers when appropriate.
Chess is a two-player game. One player uses the white pieces. The other uses the
White Chess Pieces
Some people think that chess is more than a game. They think that it makes the mind stronger. Good chess players use their brains. They take their time. They think about what will happen next. These skills are useful in life and in chess. Chess is kind of like a work out for the mind.
You don't always have lots of time to think when playing chess. There is a type of chess with short time limits. It's called blitz chess. In blitz chess, each player gets ten minutes to use for the whole game. Your clock runs during your turn. You hit the time clock after your move. This stops your clock. It also starts the other player's clock. If you run out of time, you lose. Games of blitz chess are fast-paced.
Chess is not just for people. Computers have been playing chess since the 1970s. At first they did not play well. They made mistakes. As time went on they grew stronger. In 1997, a computer beat the best player in the world for the first time. It was a computer called Deep Blue. Deep Blue was big. It took up a whole room. By 2006 a cell phone could beat the best players in the world. Chess sure has come a long way. Don't you think so?
1. What is the author's purpose in writing the second paragraph?
a. To explain the rules of chess
b. To compare different types of games
c. To talk about game pieces
d. To persuade people to play chess
A
2. Which is not a reason that chess is a good workout for the mind according to the text?
a. Good chess players think about what will happen next.
b. Good chess players take a lot of risks.
c. Good chess players take their time.
d. Good chess players use their brains.
B
3. How long have people been playing chess?
a. Over 100 years b. Over 500 years
c. Over 1000 years d. Over 5000 years
B
4. Where did the game that chess is based on come from?
a. Europe b. America
c. India d. All of these
C
5. Which best describes the main idea in the fourth paragraph?
a. This paragraph argues that players should think less.
b. This paragraph explains how blitz chess is played.
c. This paragraph explains time clocks work.
d. This paragraph describes many different ways to play chess.
B
6. How does a game of chess end according to the text?
a. One player takes all of the other player's pieces.
b. One player makes it to the end of the board.
c. One player becomes king.
d. One player loses his or her king.
D
7. Which happened first?
a. Computers did not play chess well. b. Deep Blue won an important game.
c. Cell phones got good at playing chess. d. Deep Blue took up a whole room.
A
8. How is blitz chess different from regular chess?
a. Each player has two kings. b. Players are blindfolded.
c. Players only have ten minutes to play. d. Players start from a random position.
C
9. If it's your turn in blitz chess, what happens when you hit the clock?
a. Both your clock and the other person's clock keep running.
b. The other person's clock stops running and yours starts.
c. Both clocks stop running.
d. Your clock stops running and the other person's clock begins.
D
10. When did a computer first beat a strong human player in chess?
a. 2006 b. 1997
c. 1970 d. 1976
B
Extended Response - answers will vary.
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Maadi Cup Week Reading ....
Olympian’s greatest glory – A forever Bond
April 30, 2015, 2:25 pm Marilynn McLachlan New Idea NZRain couldn’t dampen rower Hamish and bride Lizzie’s big day
Deep in the Waikato, thick clouds fill the afternoon sky and the rain pours over the green pastures.
But, if the adage is true that it’s good luck to have rain on your wedding day, then seven-time world champ rower Hamish Bond and Lizzie Travis have many happy years ahead.
Down a long driveway, and inside a brand new, barn-style building described affectionately by locals as The Boatshed, the scene is set. Small fragrant bouquets of white flowers stand on wine barrels as the 115 guests gather.
At the end is a wooden arch where Hamish, looking handsome in his morning suit, is flanked by his best man and brother Alistair, clubmate Sam Morrison and Olympic champion Nathan Cohen, as he waits anxiously for his bride.
It’s been a stressful few hours for the rowing champ as the couple, who became engaged last May after six years together, had planned an outdoor ceremony on the shores of Lake Karapiro.
And while there were bad weather reports the night before, they had hoped for a last-minute change.
But with just an hour to go before the ceremony, the wedding was moved indoors, which meant a last-minute dash by Hamish, 29, to arrange seating, decorations and the arch he had lovingly built for his fiancée.
Standing back to assess his work, and with 30 minutes to go, he declared, 'I suppose I should go and get dressed now'.
Family friend Charlotte Christmas’ clear voice begins singing A Thousand Years by Christina Perry as the large door opens and the guests rise to their feet.
Three bridesmaids, including Lizzie’s two sisters Kathryn and Lucy, and a friend from medical school, Kirsten Gray, cross the barn and walk down the aisle.
They are wearing striking sapphire blue dresses and take their places on the opposite side of the arch, mirroring the groomsmen.
A sleek black Rolls Royce pulls up and Lizzie, 27, steps out. As Hamish catches a first glimpse of his bride, his hands fly to his face and he is momentarily overawed.
Former rower and celebrant of the day, Nathan Twaddle, pats the groom on the back. ‘It’s OK, mate,’ he says reassuringly. ‘Hold it together.’
Lizzie looks like a princess in her John Zimmerman Couture dress. Its lace bodice hugs her curves before falling softly in a full skirt to the floor.
'It kind of evolved from one of the dresses he had on his rack to something I dreamed of,' she says.
A small train skims the ground as, with her arm linked with her father, Bob, she walks slowly, gracefully, towards the man of her dreams.
It’s too much for Hamish, who is overcome with emotion. Tears fill his eyes as Lizzie joins him under the arch, and they clasp hands, whispering reassuringly to each other.
'I had been really busy in the lead up to the wedding, so I didn’t really have time to think about it,' Hamish says.
'By and large, I’m not a super emotional guy, but when something tugs at me, I can’t really control myself.
'I wasn’t quite sure what the dress was supposed to look like, and I was just blown away. She looked amazing. That sort of caught me off guard a little bit.'
Taking a deep breath, Hamish wipes his eyes – the ceremony can begin. Nathan acknowledges those who could not attend and those who have gone before.
Amy Williamson, a friend of Lizzie’s from university, delivers a reading about the importance of timelessness. ‘Live only in the moment,’ she says. ‘Love pays no heed to timing.’
Nathan shares words that perfectly reflect the couple – from their first glance and becoming acquainted, to how the relationship has been tested. And of how – while Hamish was busy training and Lizzie working long shifts as a doctor – they shared late night conversations and discussed 'the future'.
Their mutual friend Genevieve Armstrong steps forward to read What Is Love?, a poem she wrote for the couple.
At the guidance of Nathan, Lizzie begins her vows to her 'best friend and my favourite person in the whole world', and her voice catches in her throat as she fights back the tears to finish. 'I promise to love you unconditionally,' she says.
And then it is Hamish’s turn.
'Why did I have to go second?' he jokes about the intensity of emotion. 'I look forward to the future, whatever it may hold,' he says, 'knowing we are stronger together than apart.'
His nephews, Harry, six, and Mason, three, step forward with the platinum rings – Lizzie’s with claw-set diamonds to match her engagement ring – made by bespoke Auckland designer Naveya & Sloane.
The pair exchanges bands, eyes only for each other – although there’s a slight mix up as Hamish promises to wear his ring when putting it on Lizzie’s finger. With good-natured laughter, the bride does the same.
'As long as at the end of the day they’re legally married, I did my job,' Nathan later jokes.
They sign the registry, which in keeping with the decor, is on top of a wine barrel, as Charlotte sings Ellie Goulding’s How Long Will I Love You.
Then as guests stand, Hamish and Lizzie share their first kiss as husband and wife.
Pink and white rose petals are scattered as the newlyweds make their way back down the aisle, their eyes alight, their smiles wide.
The room moves to a lighter, more relaxed tone as the bride and groom chat with friends and family as pizza and bubbles are passed around.
Despite the unrelenting rain, they head out into the mud and soggy grass for photos.
Later, back at the venue, guests sit on rustic seats at tastefully decorated tables featuring gold cutlery and a single white balloon, for a three-course meal.
The main, including pulled pork, slow roasted lamb and vegetables is delivered on sharing plates – something Lizzie wanted because it is more social.
After the speeches, the couple join hands to slice through the delicious banana and salted caramel cake with cream cheese icing, and then Hamish leads his wife to the dance floor.
For the last three months they had been taking lessons in Viennese waltzing, and as they show off their new talent to Nights in White Satin by The Moody Blues, guests clap their approval.
'We didn’t nail all the moves, but that was all right,’ Lizzie laughs. ‘We did a lift at the end and that was really cool!'
'I don’t think our dance instructor would have been very impressed, but everyone else was,' Hamish agrees.
It was then into full party mode as the DJ took over the music and they partied until midnight when guests lit up the night sky with sparklers, sending the loved-up pair on their way to a night in a lodge before going on a South Island mini-honeymoon.
It was the perfect ending to the day they had spent months planning.
'It would have been special outside, but it was equally special inside,' Hamish says. 'It was beautiful actually,' Lizzie agrees. 'In some ways, the surprise was quite nice.'
While they could only have a few days away because of Hamish’s schedule, the couple is looking forward to a honeymoon in France in September after the World Rowing Champs and before Hamish starts preparing for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
It’s a gruelling schedule that puts any thought of babies on the backburner.
'We have different priorities at this time,' Lizzie says. 'Obviously we want children, but it won’t be in the near future!'
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/te-waonui-a-tane-forest-mythology
Turn the page
This eBook introduces you to being responsible in the great outdoors.You can read this eBook on a computer, a SMARTboard or on a tablet.
Click the picture to open the book, and use the arrows on the left and right to start turning the pages!
http://bothsidesofthefence.org.nz/Read-the-eBook
Scenario cards
The stories featured in the scenarios provide students with opportunities to think critically about situations where two points of view may be valid. The first part of each scenario presents a situation where students could form a first impression about access rights. The second half of the scenario provides new information which may cause students to review and change their first thoughts.Unleashed
The local beach track has been closed to all dogs. Why?Unleashed (PDF, 111 KB)
Treading Softly
Māori land is important to the local people. Always ask permission to cross Māori land.Treading Softly (PDF, 117 KB)
Sparking Debate
Sam and his dad set up camp for the night and light a campfire to cook their sausages.Sparking Debate (PDF, 135 KB)
Public Land
Planning a cross country run? Check local maps for ‘unformed legal roads’.Public Land (PDF, 93 KB)
Fruitful Discussions
Alice wants to walk through a privately owned orchard but the track is closed.Fruitful Discussions (PDF, 127 KB)
The Beach
The bach at our favourite beach has just been sold - does this mean we can't go there anymore?The Beach (PDF, 305 KB)
Know Where to Go
There may be native birds living in our neighbourhood - how can we find them?English language version (PDF, 296 KB)
te reo Māori version (PDF, 443 KB)
Mahi Tahi
The path to our local lighthouse has been washed away - how can we find a way to get it repaired?Mahi Tahi (PDF, 188 KB)
How to explore the interactive map
The following information provides guidance on how to use the interactive map.Relating to others
Faith has a new set of friends, and they are not having a good influence on her. The group have organised to meet at the creek on a Saturday, but Faith knows her mother will never let her go. What will she do?
In what ways could this story perhaps be a story about Twizel and the students in Room 15?
What is your opinion about what Faith chose to do?
By the end of this year both Year 7 and Year 8 students will have read a wide variety of texts.
Key characteristics of texts that students read at level 4
The texts that students use to meet the reading demands of the curriculum at this level will often include:
Such texts will include both fiction and non-fiction in electronic and print media. They may be published individually (for example, as novels, reference materials, textbooks, or modified scientific and historical texts) or in collections (for example, age-appropriate newspapers, magazines, and journals, including the School Journal). Poetry, plays, procedural texts, and extended instructions (for example, in science and mathematics) often appear in collections or textbooks.